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Corrosion Control - MATS1223
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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Material Science and Engineering
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Offered: Semester 2 2005
 
 
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Basic principles and classifications of corrosion. Thermodynamics of corrosion. Electrode kinetics. Passivity and pitting. Atmospheric corrosion. Corrosion in soil and biological corrosion. Corrosion under stress. Liquid erosion failure and liquid metal embrittlement. High temperature corrosion and oxidation. Designing against corrosion.

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